Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpar099&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar099’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2011 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar099’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant attains a growth height of 35 cm in one season, while the new variety grows to 25 cm in one season. The female seed parent plant has orange blend flowers, while the new variety has yellow flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant yellow flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own         roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar099’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2011 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar099’ was selected in the spring of 2012 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar099’ by rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2012. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar099’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar099’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawing is an open flower above view, flower petals detached, flower buds upon opening, sepals detached, reproductive flower parts, and an unopened flower bud attached to the stem.

FIG. 2 shows leaves, bare stems, and a cluster of flowers on a branch.

FIG. 3 shows the entire plant in flower growing in a 21 cm container. Plants shown are 1 year old.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar099’, as observed in its growth in a container nursery in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 1 year of age, and were grown on their own roots in 21 cm pots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulmist’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,975 are compared to ‘Poulpar099’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar099’ ‘Poulmist’ Petal Count 50 35 to 40 Flower Diameter 70 mm 40 mm General Tonality Yellow-Orange Group 21B Yellow Group 12B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 27 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 12 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Orange-Red             Group 34C. Sepal inner surface: Color: Green Group 139D.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Green Group 138A with intonations of Red-Purple Group 58A.             Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at             union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal             size: 18 to 22 mm long, 4 to 6 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture:             Smooth. Size: 5 mm in height, 7 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 146A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth.             Length: 20 to 30 mm. Diameter: 2 to 3 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 146C. Strength: Moderate. Peduncle:             Length: 30 to 80 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 146A with intonations of Greyed-Orange             Group 176A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             3 to 5 flower buds per stem. Development as a corymb.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: None. Duration: The blooms have a             duration on the plant of approximately 15 days. Petal drop             not easy. Size: Flower diameter is about 70 mm when open.             Flower depth is 20 mm. Flower shape: Rosette, very double             flower with many slightly overlapping petals of different             sizes. Shape of flower, side view: The upper portion is             flat. The lower portion is flat and convex.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 50             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Yellow-Orange             Group 21B.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals. Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 15C. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             15C with occasional light intonations of Orange-Red Group             34C. Upon opening, inner petals: Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 15C. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             15C. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 15B. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             15B. After opening, outer petals. Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 14C. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             14C. After opening, inner petals: Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 14C. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             14C. Basal petal spots, after opening: Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 14B. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             14B.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Moderate undulations. Occasional point at center             and cleft. Shape: Broad elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded and             cuspidate. Base shape: Round. Size: 20 mm (l)×35 mm (w).             Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 15 mm (l) by 8 mm (w). Quantity: About 10             Shape: Irregular, asymmetric, elliptic, with an acute base             and apex. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 14C on the upper and             lower surface.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 14A.             Quantity: 80 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange             Group 14A. Length: 5 mm. Pistils: Length: 50 mm. Quantity: 3             on average. Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A.             Styles: Color: Red Group 49A. Location of stigmas: Level in             location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 25 cm in height,             and 30 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A with intonations of             Greyed-Red Group 177A. Length: On average, canes are 20 cm             from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.             Diameter: 4 to 7 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about 20 mm             between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older             wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—None observed.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 65 to 90 mm (l)×40 to 55 (w).             Quantity: 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf             bearing angle to the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 137B. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 147C. Anthocyanin: Generalized             throughout, Greyed-Red Group 179A. Color of mature foliage:             Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 147C.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 15 mm long, 4 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated with many stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 147B with intonations of Greyed-Red Group 178D.             Petiole: Length: Up to 12 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Upper             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147B. Lower surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis: Length: About 12 mm             Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147B. Lower             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity:             Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrulate. Size: On average             terminal leaflets are 30 to 40 mm long, 15 to 25 mm wide.             Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acuminate.             Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd             pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Not glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar099’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant yellow flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 